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No. 433,353. Patented July 29, 1890.

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SAM O. LESUEUR AND THEODRIO M. HOLSEY, OF CHATFIELD, TEXAS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 433,353, dated July 29, 1890.

Application filed November 2, 1889. Serial No. 328,989. (No model.)

.Ta or whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, SAM O. LESUEUR and is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in plows.

The object of the present invention is to provide a plow of simple and inexpensive construction capable of being readily and easily changed from an ordinary plow to a ditching-plow, and vice versa.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangements of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a plow constructed in accordance with the invention and showing the double point and additional mold-board in place and adapted to be used for ditching. Fig. 2 is a reverse plan view. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the heel or rearward extension of the standard. Fig. 5 is a perspective View of the plow, the double point and one of the mold-boards being removed and replaced by a single point and a landside. Fig. 6 is a similar view of the lower portion of the plow, the double point and mold board being removed, and showing the standard preparatory to receiving the single point and landside. Fig. 7 is a detail view of one of the mold-boards. Figs. 8 and 9 are detail views of the brace and of the connecting-plate.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by letter, A designates the plow beam,which is provided with a vertical opening, through which passes the upper reduced end 27 of a standard B. The upper end I) of the standard is threaded and is engaged by a nut, and a block 0 is interposed between the nut and plow-beam, and a plate 0 is interposed between the shoulders b of the standard and the lower face of the plow-beam. The lower end of the standard is curved forward to form a foot b and it is provided with a heel or rearward-extending piece D, which has its front end at bifurcated and extending upon each side of the foot (1 of the standard, to

which it is bolted. The bolt E, which secures the heel or rearward extending piece D to the standard, also secures thereto connecting and bracing plates F, which are arranged on each side of the standard and are bent at approximately right angles and have one portion bolted to the heel or rearward-extending piece D and the other port-ion adapted to rewhich is a double point and used for ditching, or H, which is a point of ordinary construction.

Vhen the plow is designed to be employed for ditching and the like, the double point H is secured in place, and both connecting and bracing plates F are necessary, and a moldboard G is secured at each side of the standard, and these mold-boards G have their ad jacent edges arranged closely together and their front edges fitting closely against and aligning with the rear edges of the double plow-point.

WVhen the plow is designed to be used for ordinary purposes, the double point H and the mold-board on the left side of the plow are removed, together with the bracing and connecting plate F on that side and the heel or rearward extending piece D, and these parts are replaced by a landside I and the single point 11, and the handle on the left side of the plow is fastened to the standard, preferably by a bolt- J, which secures the braces K, which are approximately L-shaped and have their short arms secured to the standard, and are provided at their ends with rearwardly and upwardly extending plates. These braces support the mold-board, and to them the handles are secured when the plow is used for ditching; but when the single point 11' is put in place the brace K on the left side is also removed.

In order to enable the handle L to be readily adjusted to its proper position when the plow is being changed, the cross-bar M, which connects the handles L and is secured to the rear end of the beam by a hook N, has its ends we and m threaded and passed through the handles and secured thereto by nuts. The

endm is threaded for a considerable distance and is, provided with two nuts 0 O, which are arranged upon each side of the handle L, and are adapted to hold the handle L at any point along the threaded end 1%, and when ceive a mold-board G and a plow-point H,

the lower portion of the plow is changed the handle is moved outward or inward, accordingly as the plow is intended for ditching or otherwise. The cross-bar M is rectangular in cross-section, and is engaged by the hook N and held against the under side of the rear end of the plow-beam A. The hook N passes through the plow beam and has its end threaded and provided with a nut, and when it is desired to change the position of the rear end of the plow-beam the nut is loosened and the hook is allowed to slide along the crossbar M.

The foot 19 of the standard B is provided with perforations b and I), through which v pass bolts to secure the landside and the single plow-point to the standard.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is- 1. The combination of the standard, the rearward-extending piece or heel having its front end bifurcated and secured to the standard, the bracing and connecting plates arranged at each side of the standard and secured to the rearward-extendin g pieceor heel, I the double plow-point secured to the said plates and the mold-boards secured to the plates, and having their adjacent edges fitting closely together and their other edges aligning with the rear edge of the plow-point, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the standard, the heel or rearward-extending piece having its front end bifurcated and secured to the standard, the plates bent at right angles and arranged'upon each side of the standard, the plow-point secured to the plates, the moldboards arranged at each side of the standard and having their front edges aligning with the rear edge of the plow-point, and the braces secured to the standard and support-- ing the mold-boards and having the handles attached to them, substantially as described.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have hereto affixed our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

SAM o. LEsUEURJ THEODRIC M. I-IOLSEY.

Witnesses:

G. WALKER, I-I. PANNILL. 

